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“high”

30 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. 25 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Celtic, has 3.

Celtic


Real world

Uxello initial · uxellos final · uxella final

  • Uxellomorios

    Uxello high + morios sea

    high sea

  • Uxellocunos

    Uxello high + cunos hound

    high hound

  • Uxellobannos

    Uxello high + bannos peak

    high peak

  • Dubnouxellos

    Dubno deep + uxellos high

    deep high

  • Vassouxellos

    Vasso servant + uxellos high

    servant high

  • Catuuxellos

    Catu battle + uxellos high

    battle high

  • Dunouxella

    Duno stronghold + uxella high

    stronghold high

  • Dubnouxella

    Dubno deep + uxella high

    deep high

  • Lituuxella

    Litu feast + uxella high

    feast high

Elf


Fantasy races

quel final · Taela initial · Arel initial

  • Baelquel

    Bael brave + quel high

    brave high

  • Isilquel

    Isil moon + quel high

    moon high

  • Halquel

    Hal river + quel high

    river high

  • Taelalien

    Taela high + lien bloom

    high bloom

  • Taelalind

    Taela high + lind singer

    high singer

  • Taelanith

    Taela high + nith dew

    high dew

  • Arelcal

    Arel high + cal light

    high light

  • Areldal

    Arel high + dal vale

    high vale

  • Arelduil

    Arel high + duil twilight

    high twilight

Griffin


Creatures

Alti initial · Alta initial

  • Altigund

    Alti high + gund battle

    high battle

  • Altigis

    Alti high + gis pledge

    high pledge

  • Altiraban

    Alti high + raban raven

    high raven

  • Altaharda

    Alta high + harda hardy

    high hardy

  • Altananda

    Alta high + nanda daring

    high daring

  • Altaoda

    Alta high + oda wealth

    high wealth

Irish


Real world

Ard initial · aird final

  • Ardcael

    Ard high + cael narrow

    high narrow

  • Ardderg

    Ard high + derg crimson

    high crimson

  • Ardfada

    Ard high + fada long

    high long

  • Derryaird

    Derry oak grove + aird high

    oak grove high

  • Rathaird

    Rath ringfort + aird high

    ringfort high

  • Corraird

    Corr round hill + aird high

    round hill high

Scottish


Real world

Ard initial · Ochil initial

  • Ardgill

    Ard high + gill ravine

    high ravine

  • Ardaird

    Ard high + aird height

    high height

  • Ardwood

    Ard high + wood forest

    high forest

  • Ochilbost

    Ochil high + bost farmstead

    high farmstead

  • Ochilay

    Ochil high + ay isle

    high isle

  • Ochilie

    Ochil high + ie little

    high little

Unicorn


Creatures

Alti initial · Haut initial

  • Altilevamen

    Alti high + levamen relief

    high relief

  • Altilimen

    Alti high + limen threshold

    high threshold

  • Alticertamen

    Alti high + certamen contest

    high contest

  • Haut Vallee

    Haut high + Vallee valley

    high valley

  • Haut Corne

    Haut high + Corne horn

    high horn

  • Haut Vergier

    Haut high + Vergier orchard

    high orchard

Alien


Creatures

Aqe initial

  • Aqelozh

    Aqe high + lozh causeway

    high causeway

  • Aqethun

    Aqe high + thun ridge

    high ridge

  • Aqevaath

    Aqe high + vaath warren

    high warren

Arabic


Real world

Sumaya initial

  • Sumaya Bint Tariq

    Sumaya high + bint tariq daughter of Tariq

    high, daughter of Tariq

  • Sumaya Bint Hisham

    Sumaya high + bint hisham daughter of Hisham

    high, daughter of Hisham

  • Sumaya Bint Dawud

    Sumaya high + bint dawud daughter of Dawud

    high, daughter of Dawud

Banshee


Creatures

Ard initial

  • Ardguth

    Ard high + guth voice

    high voice

  • Arddorn

    Ard high + dorn fist

    high fist

  • Ardcreach

    Ard high + creach ruin

    high ruin

Bard


Tabletop

Alto initial

  • Altosera

    Alto high + sera evening

    high evening

  • Altomare

    Alto high + mare sea

    high sea

  • Altonotte

    Alto high + notte night

    high night

Castle


Objects

Haut initial

  • Hautlonde

    Haut high + londe norse grove

    high norse grove

  • Hautval

    Haut high + val valley

    high valley

  • Hautmesnil

    Haut high + mesnil dwelling

    high dwelling

Centaur


Creatures

Hypso initial

  • Hypsokentron

    Hypso high + kentron centre

    high centre

  • Hypsohedra

    Hypso high + hedra seat

    high seat

  • Hypsognomon

    Hypso high + gnomon pointer

    high pointer

Country


Objects

Alt initial

  • Altolia

    Alt high + olia land

    high land

  • Altterra

    Alt high + terra land

    high land

  • Altterre

    Alt high + terre land

    high land

French


Real world

Haut initial

  • Hautvigne

    Haut high + vigne vine

    high vine

  • Hautville

    Haut high + ville town

    high town

  • Hautchêne

    Haut high + chêne oak

    high oak

German


Real world

Hoch initial

  • Hochhausen

    Hoch high + hausen houses

    high houses

  • Hochberg

    Hoch high + berg mountain

    high mountain

  • Hochtal

    Hoch high + tal valley

    high valley

Human


People

Heah initial

  • Heahheard

    Heah high + heard hardy

    high hardy

  • Heahsunu

    Heah high + sunu son

    high son

  • Heahsele

    Heah high + sele hall

    high hall

Kingdom


Objects

Ard initial

  • Ardhelm

    Ard high + helm crest

    high crest

  • Ardcrest

    Ard high + crest ridge

    high ridge

  • Ardhaven

    Ard high + haven harbour

    high harbour

Knight


People

Haut initial

  • Hautant

    Haut high + ant bearing

    high bearing

  • Hauthard

    Haut high + hard hardy

    high hardy

  • Hautnand

    Haut high + nand daring

    high daring

Paladin


Tabletop

Alte initial

  • Altevart

    Alte high + vart watch

    high watch

  • Altehild

    Alte high + hild battle

    high battle

  • Altegrim

    Alte high + grim visor

    high visor

Planet


Objects

Alt initial

  • Altvallis

    Alt high + vallis valley

    high valley

  • Alticola

    Alt high + icola dweller

    high dweller

  • Altcorona

    Alt high + corona crown

    high crown

Vampire


Creatures

Vys initial

  • Vysdorf

    Vys high + dorf village

    high-village

  • Vysstein

    Vys high + stein stone

    high-stone

  • Vysgrad

    Vys high + grad city

    high-city

Welsh


Real world

uchel final

  • Hendreuchel

    Hendre winter farm + uchel high

    winter farm high

  • Ffynnonuchel

    Ffynnon spring + uchel high

    spring high

  • Eglwysuchel

    Eglwys church + uchel high

    church high

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “high”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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